The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly passed the resolution at the initiative of Russia "combating the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other methods that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance," TASS reporter reported.
The document was supported by 117 countries while 53 voted against. Nine countries abstained.
The document strongly condemns incidents related to the glorification and propaganda of Nazism, welcomes the efforts to preserve the historical truth, recommends taking measures to prevent the denial of crimes against humanity, and to prevent revisionism regarding World War II.